Hidden Falls GC: #14
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4.4
760 Reviews (760)
5 Stars
408
4 Stars
279
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
94.0%
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718 out of 760 reviews
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4.2
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
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0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
93.8%
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30 out of 32 reviews
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4.3
83 Reviews (83)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.9
92.8%
Recommend this course
77 out of 83 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value for money make this course a standout choice for central Texas golfers. The engaging layout features numerous doglegs and water hazards, with a practice area included to warm up before your round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6732 yards
Slope 121
Rating 72.2

Hidden Falls Golf Club is a Leon Howard design that opened in 1974. The course cuts through a pecan grove on the front and what seems like an ocean of water on the back, creating two totally different golf experiences. Howard uncharacteristically left out water on the tight, pecan-lined front, with the wet stuff in play on only one hole. However this one pond plays a role in the best hole on the course, no. 4, which features a pond and waterfall in the landing area off the tee. No. 4 is rated as the most difficult. The more open back nine is dominated by water. No. 10 starts off with a drive of 200-yards-plus over the pond fronting the tee. A small creek comes into play on the next three holes, which lead you to the other signature hole, no. 14. Water lines the left side of the 14th, and the approach is over a small pond. If that's not enough, the final three holes all feature water in play off the tee.

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Course Details

Year Built 1973
Golf Season Year round
Architect Leon Howard (1974)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Texas (2022 #15)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2014 #11)
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Reviews

4.4
760 Reviews (760)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 30
Undulating Greens 16
Forced Carries 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Seniors 15
Beginners 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 13

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Reviews 93
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Austin Advisor
Previously Played

Nice option to have for a town this size!

The staff were all very friendly and accommodating. This visit included having lunch at their clubhouse and the quality was quite surprising. I ended up having a great burger. Special mention is needed for the big freshly-cooked crispy pieces of bacon and the extra tasty bun. Hungry now?

I have two (2) non-positive points:
1) cart path can be pretty rough in some places; due for replacement, and
2) they could use another water cooler on each nine holes

As for the rest of our visit, we were quite pleased with the course, the conditions, etc.

This course is on the older side (circa 1973) and therefore has a small clubhouse/pool/restaurant. It winds through the Meadowlakes community but the houses are not too close to the fairways. The front nine rolls and meanders through large pecan and oak trees. The back nine loses the majority of the trees but adds water on five (5) out of nine (9) holes; it can test you a bit at times. Overall, the course is not too long with the tips playing at 6732yds. With a few twists and turns along with well positioned trees, you're not going to pull out the driver on every par 4 or even par 5. The next wood or two down will get a lot more use at this course. And with some slight elevation change (always seemed to be hitting up to the green#, you may need to consider adding a iron now and then. If they had any bunkers I didn't find them on the course. The only one I saw was at the practice chipping green. The greens are all definitely on the average to larger side and rolled very true; they were in really nice shape.

Take a look at their layout map #on their web site) if it's going to be your first round there as you may want to read up on a couple holes. And if you think about it, pick up their course booklet that gives pretty good overviews of each hole along with some key yardages. This may help you avoid some of the water hazards, etc. that you can't always see from the tees.

This is certainly a course that we'll come back and play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tight course great greens

The majority of tee shots were very unforgiving. Narrow fairways, long par threes. Greens rolled true and were all the same speed which really helped me enjoy a good round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Value!

If it wasn't so HOT outside, would have been a PERFECT afternoon of golf!
A very enjoyable golf course to play, not too difficult, but enough challanges to be fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course for a Saturday Afternoon

Went here on a Saturday afternoon and it was perfect. Teed off @ 12:30 and saw two other people on the golf course. Easy to moderate front nine, more challenging on the back nine. When you go please donate a dollar or two to their cart path donation box. The paths need some lovin'. Lots of green grass on the course and very forgiving course for the slice. Have a blast! My Dad and I did and we will be back again and again from Austin (1 hour easy drive up 71) and San Antonio (1 and half hour up 281- Watch out for 281 traffic because of construction)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a gem!

Found an incredible deal--twosome for $0.00! Took the drive to Marble Falls from Buda. Well worth the gas money! Similar set up as Quicksand in Wimberly, but much nicer. Course was in very good condition, staff was very helpful, course overview book provided, HUGH greens rolled true. Overall great experience. Wish it wasn't so far from home, but will make the effort to return.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

For 9.99 its well worth the drive

Not THE best course ever but not too shabby. I like playing multiple courses and this one is tough to beat for 9.99 online. We even replayed for 15 buck cart rental. 36 holes for 25 bucks is great!

The greens had paint/fertilizer on them making them really green. The texture of the greens was a little rough but they seemed to roll better than expected. Overall I'll give it a 6.5/10. Its a short course but has its challenging holes. I enjoyed it!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Very enjoyable

Played in the afternoon and had the place to myself. Enough of a challenge to make it interesting but not so much that it is not enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great day on a neat course

Took the teenage boys to the course today and had a great time. We were all really impressed with the condition of the course. It was fun because from the whites my younger boy could keep up with us if he was hitting 225 off the tee and 160 from the fairway into large greens. What a great gem for the residents of this community.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A target course where local knowledge is a definite plus.

Even though the weather was somewhat damp the course was a pleasure to play. Without local knowledge some of the holes could be a real adventure. Knowing what club to hit off the tee is critical on a majority of the holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is a shot makers course

Course layout does not require long drives to score well. Only used the driver on the Par 5s and maybe 1 par 4. Par 5s are short and can be reached in two. Well placed shots will put you in a position to hit the green. Hitting the green is easy to do since the greens are SO large, which can lead to long putts and an occasional 3 putts.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice residential course

Good layout with lots of twists and turns. Despite being a residential course, there's plenty of room to miss without meeting the neighbors! Greens were soft and receptive. Staff was super friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Only paid $14 for 18 holes and cart

Course is in need of repairs. Cart paths are in need of immediate attention. Grass on fairways need to be cut, as much as 2" thick in fairway. Greens were in good shape. Good value for the money. Loved the layout of the course with water features on back 9. Challenging.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

My wife and I enjoyed our round and would play there again.

Upon arrival, I got a warm friendly welcome and immediately felt good about coming out. The course was in great shape and the water hazards made it interesting and scenic. I would like to play there again when opportunity allows.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice layout

Fun course and friendly staff. Member played with me and another single. Good time.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens in good shape

I like this course because there are no bunkers. Not too muc water either.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Staff was great and very friendly

Greens were absolutely flawless! Beautiful!
Fairways and tee boxes were dead or ripped up for the most part.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Fairways are a little hard, geens in good shape

I thought the fairways were a little dry and hard packed ground under. Greens were in good shape except there seemed to be a lot of unrepaired ball marks.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun Course, great deals on Golfnow.com

The course has no sand, all grass berms and grass bunkers. There is water that comes into play on many holes. Course definitely requires proper club selection to navigate some of the hazards. Fun course! Cannot beat the cost for the quality course this is.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun course

This was a very fun course, has some fun little holes on and I will play it many more times

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great value - not crowded - nice risk/reward options

I usually play this course during the week, so I can't really comment on pace of play on the weekends. However, I enjoy the risk/reward options. Several holes have sharp doglegs which entice you to go for it, but can be quite penal if you hit a bad shot, but give you excellent birdie opportunities with a good shot. Fairways and tee boxes are usually quite good. Greens are slow, but consistent.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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